Events

Frisco Festival Kick-off Party

Join us for the Totally Awesome Frisco Festival Kick-off Party! It’s an ’80s party to celebrate the year the Frisco Festival started, 1984! Don’t be a couch potato – be there on Friday, Aug. 17, 7:30-11 p.m. at Serendipity, 117 W. Walnut St., Rogers. Slamdance to the fresh ’80s tunes of Ultra Suede, and nosh on the eats from Tusk & Trotter. We’re going to party hearty, and radical ’80s garb is encouraged to the max! Are you stoked yet? Get your tickets here! Don’t bogart it – invite your buds too.

Chilisalspeno Chili Cookoff

This event is truly for everyone. You can enter as a contestant or as a judge! TheChilisalsapeno is one of our most popular Frisco Fest events every year. This year it’s sponsored by Arvest Bank and they are planning a tasty and fun time! There’s three parts of the Chilisalsapeno: the chili cook-off, the salsa recipe contest, and the jalapeno eating contest. Chilisalsapeno Cookoff Information   Chilisalsapeno Cookoff Entry Form

A&M Railroad Schedule

Purchase your tickets in advance online at www.amrailroad.com

Adult-$12 | Child – $7 (children under 3 ride free) Tickets and Board at First and Poplar

Saturday August 25

Springdale to Rogers -  9 a.m. 11 a.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m.

Rogers to Springdale -  10 a.m. 12 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m.

Frisco Festival Car Show

Check out the hot rides and cool cars in the annual Frisco Festival Car Show & Shine on Saturday, Aug. 25 from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Classic cars or fun street machines will cover 4 city blocks. Bring your pride-and-joy down for the fun – free entry and more than 12 sponsored trophies to be awarded. Hosted by the Heartbeat of the Ozarks Classic Car Club, NW Arkansas Mustang Club and Robert Storey’s Antique Cars.

Frisco Idol

The ever-popular Frisco Idol returns this year to delight Frisco Festival attendees. TBA

The Eliminator 5K Run

Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 7:30am, Lake Atalanta Park, Rogers, Arkansas

Inaugural Race for the Spike & 2nd Annual Frisco 5-Card Bicycle Poker Ride

Race the train in the first-ever “Race for the Spike” 8-mile bicycle race on Saturday, Aug. 25 at 9 a.m. The Arkansas & Missouri Railroad train will leave the Springdale depot for Rogers at the same time the cyclists will leave Rogers on a out-and-back flat course. Pit yourself against the steel wheels of the engine because the prize railroad spikes go to those who beat it back to downtown Rogers!

For those looking for a more leisurely pace, try the “Frisco 5-Card Bicycle Poker Ride” starting at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25. You’ll collect five playing cards along the six-mile route, and those with the best poker hand at the end win fabulous prizes!

Both rides start and end at the intersection of Poplar and Arkansas streets in downtown Rogers. Fees for both events are $15 for adults (16 and older) and $7 for children ages 10-15. Proceeds from the rides benefit the Rogers Community Bike Program, which refurbishes recycled bikes for free public use on the city’s trail system. A T-shirt and goody bags will be provided to the first 70 riders to register.